Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z gluteoinguinal Relating to the buttock and groin. gluteolumbar Relating to the buttocks and the lower back. gluteoperineal Relating to the buttock and perineum. glutethimide A hypnotic sedative formerly used as an alternative to barbiturates to treat insomnia. gluteus Any of the several muscles of the nates, each of which arises from the pelvis and inserts into a femur. Gluth A surname from German. glutin Synonym of gliadin. glutinaceous Synonym of glutinous. glutinane A particular triterpene hydrocarbon; any of several naturally-occurring compounds based upon this structure glutinate To unite with glue; to cement; to stick together. glutination A gluing together; a joining together with, or as though with, glue. glutinative Having the quality of cementing or binding together; agglutinative glutinoid Synonym of gelatinoid. glutinosity The quality of being glutinous or viscous. glutinous Glue-like, sticky, viscid. glutinously In a glutinous manner. glutinousness The quality of being glutinous. glutition The act or process of swallowing. glutose An ingredient of a syrupy mixture obtained by the action of alkali on levulose or found in the unfermentable reducing portion of cane molasses. glutter One who gluts. glutting The act by which something is glutted; a satiation. gluttingly So as to glut; greedily. glutton Gluttonous; greedy; gormandizing. gluttoness A female glutton. gluttonish gluttonous gluttonishly In a gluttonish manner. gluttonism The state of being a glutton. gluttonize To eat an excessive amount, or voraciously. gluttonly Resembling or characteristic of a glutton. gluttonous Given to excessive eating; prone to overeating. gluttonously In a gluttonous manner. gluttonousness The quality of being gluttonous. gluttony The vice of eating to excess. Gluyas A surname. gluzincin Any of a particular class of metalloprotease containing glutamic acid and zinc glvalue A value that is either an xvalue or an lvalue. glyA The gene that produces serine hydroxymethyltransferase. glybuthiazol An antidiabetic drug. glybuzole An antidiabetic drug. glycal Any enose. glycan Any polysaccharide or oligosaccharide, especially one that is part of a glycoprotein or glycolipid. glycanase Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a glycan glycanated Modified by glycanation glycanation The formation of glycans glycanic Related to, or derived from a glycan glycanohydrolase Any hydrolase that hydrolyses a glycan glycaric aldaric glycate To react with an amino group of a protein glycated glycosylated glycation non-enzymatic reaction of a sugar and an amine group of a protein to form a glycoprotein glycemia Presence of glucose in the blood (which is always true), and (usually, more specifically) average concentration thereof over time, and its regulation; in this sense, glycemia is hypernymic to euglycemia, hyperglycemia, and hypoglycemia, and a mention of glycemia is a reference to blood sugar regulation and degree or quality thereof. glycemic Of, pertaining to or suffering from glycemia. glyceollin A kind of prenylated pterocarpan found in ineffective types of nodule in soybean in response to symbiotic infection. glyceral glyceraldehyde glyceraldehyde The aldotriose 2,3-dihydroxypropanal formed by oxidation of glycerol glycerate Any salt or ester of glyceric acid glyceria Any member of the genus Glyceria of mannagrasses. glyceric Of or pertaining to glycerol glycerid Any member of the Glyceridae. glyceridase Any hydrolase that hydrolyses glycerides glyceride An ester of glycerol and one or more fatty acid; they are the major constituents of lipids. glyceridic Of or pertaining to glycerol or glycerides. glycerinate To react or treat with glycerine. glycerinated Modified by reaction or treatment with glycerine glycerine Synonym of glycerol glycerinum A homeopathic solution of glycerine glycerite A medicinal preparation made by mixing or dissolving a substance in glycerin. glyceroacylphospholipid Any glycerophospholipid that has at least one acyl ester linkage glycerogel A colloid gel based on glycerine. glycerogenesis The biosynthesis of glycerides glyceroglycolipid Any glycolipid formed from a glycerophospholipid glyceroketone dihydroxyacetone glycerokinase An enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of a phosphate from ATP to glycerol glycerol 1,2,3-trihydroxy-propane or propan-1,2,3-triol; a trihydric alcohol glycerolate Synonym of glycerinate. glycerole Glycerite. glycerolipid Any lipid based on glycerol glycerolipidome A lipidome of glycerolipids glycerolization The process, or the result of glycerolizing glycerolize To treat, react or preserve with glycerol glyceroluria The presence of glycerol in the urine glycerolysis Any reaction of an ester with glycerol, but especially the reaction of triglycerides with glycerol to form monoglycerides and diglycerides glycerolyte A buffered solution of glycerol in water glycerone dihydroxyacetone glyceroneogenesis de novo synthesis of glyceride-glycerol from precursors other than glycerol or glucose glyceronucleotide Any nucleotide in which the sugar is replaced by glycerol glycerophosphatase Any phosphatase that hydrolyses glycerophosphates glycerophosphate Any salt or ester of glycerophosphoric acid; but especially the phospholipids. glycerophosphatide Synonym of phosphoglyceride. glycerophosphatidic Relating to, or derived from, a glycerophosphatide. glycerophosphocholine The choline ester of glycerophosphoric acid glycerophosphodiester Any phospholipid that is a phosphodiester of glycerol. glycerophosphodiesterase Any enzyme (such as a lecithinase) that catalyses the hydrolysis of a glycerophosphodiester glycerophosphoethanolamine The ethanolamine ester of glycerophosphoric acid glycerophosphoglucose The glucose ester of glycerophosphoric acid glycerophosphoglycerol The glycerol ester of glycerophosphoric acid glycerophosphoinositol The inositol ester of glycerophosphoric acid. glycerophospholipid Any phospholipid based on glycerol. glycerophosphonoethanolamine A lipid, similar to a glycerophosphoethanolamine, but with a carbon-phosphorus bond instead of a carbon-oxygen-phosphorus linkage glycerophosphoric Of or pertaining to glycerophosphoric acid or its derivatives glycerophosphoryl The univalent radical derived from glycerophosphate glycerophosphorylate To cause or to undergo glycerophosphorylation. glycerophosphorylated Modified by glycerophosphorylation glycerophosphorylation phosphorylation with a glycerophosphoric acid (or derivative) glycerophosphorylcholine The glyceryl derivative of phosphorylcholine that combines with fatty acids to form lecithin glycerophosphotransferase Any enzyme that catalyses the transfer of a glycerophosphate group glyceroporin A form of aquaporin that is active in the transport of glycerol glycerose triose glycerosphingolipid A glycerolipid containing sphingosine glycerotoxin A neurotoxin present in the polychete Glycera convoluta glycerous Of or pertaining to glycerine. glyceroxide Any alkoxide derived from glycerol glyceryl Either of the univalent, divalent or trivalent radicals derived from glycerol by removing hydrogen atoms from one, two or three hydroxyl groups glycidamide The amide of glycidic acid oxirane-2-carboxamide glycide A colourless liquid obtained from certain derivatives of glycerin, and regarded as a partially dehydrated glycerin; glycidic alcohol. glycidic Pertaining to, or derived from, glycide. glycidol The epoxide derived from glycerol; it has a number of industrial uses glycidyl The univalent radical derived from glycidol glycin A phenolic derivative of glycine, N-(4-hydroxyphenyl)glycine, used as a photographic developer. glycinal The amino aldehyde NH₂CH₂CHO corresponding to the amino acid glycine; any derivative of this compound. glycinamide The amide of the amino acid glycine. glycinamidine The amidine of glycine "carbamimidoyl 2-aminoacetate" glycinate Any salt or ester of glycine. glycination Modification by reaction with glycine or a derivative glycine A nonessential amino acid, amino-acetic acid, C₂H₅NO₂ found in most proteins but especially in sugar cane; the simplest amino acid. glycineamide glycinamide glycinecin A particular bacteriocin produced by the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris pv. glycines. glycinemia The presence of glycine in the blood glycinergic activated by glycine glycinin Any of the main proteins found in soybean. glycinol A phytoalexin found in the soybean (Glycine max), formed by the cyclization of daidzein, with antiestrogenic activity. glycinuria A kidney condition that causes too much glycine in urine. glycinyl A univalent radical derived from (the amino group of) glycine glycipan A form of proteoglycan glycitein An O-methylated isoflavone and phytoestrogen with weak estrogenic activity. glycitol any alditol glyclopyramide A sulfonylurea antidiabetic drug. glycoalbumin A glycoprotein derived from an albumin glycoalkaloid Any of a class of alkaloid glycosides, most of which are poisonous. glycoallergen Any glycoside allergen. glycoamidase Any enzyme that hydrolyses the amide link of a glycosamide glycoaminidase A glycosidase that catalyses the hydrolysis of an N-linked glycoside glycoanalysis The analysis of carbohydrates glycoanalyst A scientist who analyzes carbohydrates glycoanalytical Relating to glycoanalysis glycoantigen Any carbohydrate that is an antigen glycoarray A microarray of carbohydrates or glycosides. glycobiarsol An antiprotozoal agent. glycobiochemical Relating to glycobiochemistry glycobiochemistry The biochemistry of sugars and related carbohydrates